Waddling duck



' D. E. GUMB WADDLING DUCK Filed April 6, 1944 INVENTOR DANIEL E GUMB 1 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 12, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,365,071 WADDLING DUCK I Daniel E. Gumb, Milwaukee, Wis. Application April 6, 1944, Serial No.529,732

4 Claims.

This invention appertains to figure toys and more particularly to a toy animal or bird adapted to be drawn or pulled over the ground.

One of the primary objects of my invention is to provide a toy shaped to simulate the appearance of a duck or the like having a novel mechanism therein for giving a waddling motion to the figure as the same is drawn over the ground.

Another salient object of my invention i to provide a figure toy having a rotatable wheel upon which the body of the figure is supported, the wheel being shaped to define leg simulating portions and ground engaging feet, the feet being oppositely inclined whereby to tilt the body first to one side and then the other as the wheel rotates upon the pulling of the toy, so that a life-like motion will be given to the toy.

A further important object of my invention is the provision of depending wing simulating members on the body of the toy for engaging the ground as the body tilts, so as to prevent the fallin over of the toy.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a durable and rugged toy which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side, elevational view of my novel animated pull toy, parts of the figure being shown broken away and in section to illustrate structural detail. v

Figure 2 i a vertical, sectional view through the toy taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a front, elevational view of the leg Wheel removed from the body of the toy and showing the same in one tilted position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but showing the leg wheel tilted in the opposite direction.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter F generally indicates my novel figure toy and for the purpose of illustration I have shown the same shaped and built .to simulate the appearance of a duck.

The figure F includes a body 5 which can be fabricated in different manners and as illustrated, this body includes a central body plate or block 6 and like side plates 1 and 8. These parts are all shaped so that the body will give a good representation of the body of a duck. The side plates 1 and 8 extend a considerable distance below the center of the body block 6 and consequently a recess 9 is formed in the body of the duck.

Arranged within the recess 9 is my novel, so called, leg wheel ll). This wheel is rotatably mounted at its axial center on a supporting shaft H and the shaft extends through and is carried by the side plate I and 8. Thus it can be seen that the wheel ID is freely mounted for rotation on the shaft. Spacing washers l2 can be disposed on the shaft between the wheel l0 and the side walls I and 8.

The leg wheel Ill includes a central hub portion I3 and a plurality of outwardly extending leg simulating portions M which terminate in feet simulating members l5. The leg portions I extend substantially radially from the hub and the feet are arcuately curved.

A One of'the highly important features of my in vention is that the outer surfaces of the feet portions l5 are oppositely inclined. Thus, as is clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4, the outer faces of the feet are beveled, as at l6, and one foot is beveled in one direction and the next foot is beveled in the opposite direction. Hence, as the figure is drawn over a floor or other surface, the wheel ID will be rotated and first one foot portion will engage the ground and then the other. As the oppositely beveled faces [6 of the feet portion successfully engage the ground, the body will be tilted first in one direction sideways and then in the other direction and a life-like waddling motion will be impartedto the figure.

The side plates 1 and 8 extend rearwardly and downwardly in back of the wheel and the figure rests upon the rear lower ends of the side plates and on the wheel.

To prevent the falling over of the figure as the same tilts from side to side, wing portions I! can be secured to the side walls and these wings extend below the side walls and engage the ground when the body tilts from one side to the other (see Figure 2).

A pull cord I8 can be secured to the head or bill of the figure and obviously this cord facilitates the drawing of the figure over the ground.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided a novel, but inexpensive, figure toy which will effectively simulate the waddling appearance of a duck.

Changes in details may be made without de.

parting from the spirit or the scope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. A figure toy, comprising a body shaped to simulate a desired figure, a supporting wheel rotatably carried by said body and extending below the lower face of the figure for engaging the ground, said wheel including a hub and outwardly extending leg portions having ground engaging feet, alternating feet being beveled in opposite directions so that upon the drawing of the figure over the ground the body will be tilted sideways in opposite directions.

2. A toy comprising, a body shaped to simulate a desired figure and having a recess in the lower portion thereof, a wheel rotatably mounted in said recess and projecting below the body and including a hub and outwardly extending legs, each of said legs terminating in an arcuate ground engaging foot, the outer surfaces of alternate feet being beveled in opposite directions whereby to tilt the body sideways first in one direction and then the other.

3. A toy comprising, a body shaped to simulate a desired figure and having a recess in the lower portion thereof, a wheel rotatably mounted in said recess and projecting below the body and including a hub and outwardly extending legs, each of said legs terminating in an arcuate ground engaging foot, the outer surfaces of alternate feet being beveled in opposite directions whereby to tilt the body sideways first in one direction and then the other, and depending side wing members carried by the body for alternately engaging the round as the body tilts to prevent the accidental tipping over of said body.

4. A toy, comprising a body shaped to simulate the appearance of a figure, said body having a recess in its lower face, a rotatable wheel mounted in said recess for engaging the ground, a shaft carried by the bod rotatably supporting said wheel, said shaft being disposed forwardly of the vertical center of the body, the rear lower end of the body being adapted to rest upon the ground, a pull cord connected to the upper front end of the body, said wheel having a rim portion simulating feet, and said rim portion having alternate oppositely inclined beveled faces.

DANIEL E. GUMB. 

